Understanding Noncognates: Unfamiliar Words and Phrases

Noncognate refers to words or phrases that are not in one's mental lexicon, meaning they are not stored in one's memory and cannot be retrieved. In other words, noncognates are words or phrases that are unfamiliar or unknown to the person being asked.

For example, if someone is asked to translate a sentence into a language they do not speak, they may encounter noncognate words or phrases that they cannot translate because they do not have the necessary knowledge of the language. In this case, the noncognates would be the words or phrases that are not in their mental lexicon.

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